- Guggisberg
Infobox Swiss town
subject_name = Guggisberg
municipality_name = Guggisberg
municipality_type = city
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languages = German
canton = Berne
iso-code-region = CH-BE
district = Schwarzenburg
lat_d=46|lat_m=46|lat_NS=N|long_d=7|long_m=20|long_EW=E
postal_code = 3158
municipality_code = 0852
area = 54.9
elevation = 1115|elevation_description=
population = 1630|populationof = January 2006 | popofyear = 2006
website = www.gemeinde-guggisberg.ch
mayor = Jakob Schmied|mayor_asof=|mayor_party=
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neighboring_municipalities=Alterswil (FR),Oberwil im Simmental ,Plaffeien (FR),Rüschegg ,Wahlern ,Zumholz (FR)
twintowns = |Guggisberg is a municipality in the district of Schwarzenburg in the Swiss canton of Bern.
It lies approximately midway between
Fribourg andThun .The earliest reference to the community dates from 1148, when Guggisberg (spelled "Cucansperc") was mentioned in a document of
Pope Eugene III . In 1423 the territory was divided in two and sold byAmadeus VII, Count of Savoy to Bern andFribourg . It would remain as two separate entitites until reunified byNapoleon 'sAct of Mediation in 1803.External links
* [http://www.gemeinde-guggisberg.ch Official website] de icon
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